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THE BENEFITS OF GIVING FIRST FRUIT “WHAT YOU ALREADY POSSESS, IS THE KEY TO ALL YOU DESIRE” Atlanta Metro Cathedral Bishop Flynn Johnson
THE BENEFITS OF GIVING FIRST FRUIT
“WHAT YOU ALREADY POSSESS, IS THE KEY TO ALL YOU DESIRE”
Atlanta Metro CathedralBishop Flynn Johnson
20Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.Exodus 23:20
21Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since my name is in him. 22But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries. Exodus 23:21,22
23For my angel will go before you and bring you in to the land of the Amorites, the Hittites, the Perizzites, the Canaanites, the Hivites and the Jebusites; and I will completely destroy them. Exodus 23:23
24You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their sacred pillars in pieces.Exodus 23:24
25But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will Remove sickness from your midst 26There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
Exodus 23:25,26
27I will send my terror ahead of you, and throw into confusion all the people among whom you come, and I will make all your enemies turn their backs to you. 28I will send hornets ahead of you so that they will drive out the Hivites, the Canaanites, and the Hittites before you.Exodus 23:27,28
29I will not drive them out before you in a single year, that the land may not become desolate and the beasts of the field become too numerous for you.
Exodus 23:29
30I will drive them out before you little by little, until you become fruitful and take possession of the land. (Fruitfulness and Conquest)
Exodus 23:30
31I will fix your boundary from the Red Sea to the sea of the Philistines, and from the wilderness to the River Euphrates; for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand, and you will drive them out before you. (Conquest & Security)
Exodus 23:31
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
A. Protection & Direction in this new Season in 2012 (vs. 20 & 23)
20Behold, I am going to send an angel before you to guard you along the way and to bring you into the place which I have prepared.
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
A. Protection & Direction in this new Season in 2012 (vs. 20 & 23)
23 “For My angel will go before you and bring you in to the land. . .”
A. Protection & Direction in this New Season in 2012 (vs. 20 & 23) 1. Guard you; 2. Protect you; 3. Go Before you; 4. Bring you into the Land.
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
B. Favor & Unfair Advantage 22But if you truly obey his voice and do all that I say, then I will be an enemy to your enemies and an adversary to your adversaries.
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
C. Health & Prosperity 1. Bless your bread and water; 2. Remove sickness from you; 3. No miscarriages; 4. No barrenness; 5. Fulfill the number of your days.
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
25But you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water; and I will remove sickness from your midst. 26There shall be no one miscarrying or barren in your land; I will fulfill the number of your days.
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
D. Victory & Conquest 1. Your Enemies in Terror, Confusion, & Flight (vs. 27)
2. Drive Out Your Enemies Before You (vs. 28) 3. Completely Destroy Your Enemies (vs. 23)
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
E. Stability & Security 1. Structure Your Growth (vs. 29) 2. Fruitfulness (vs. 30) 3. Full Possession (vs. 30) 4. Secure Your Boundaries (vs. 31)
I. What God Will Do for those Who Give First Fruits
II. What God Expects Us To Do With Our First Fruits
A. Offer The First Fruit 19You shall bring the choice first fruits of your soil into the house of the LORD your God.
B. Obey The Voice Of The Lord 21Be on your guard before him and obey his voice; do not be rebellious toward him, for he will not pardon your transgression, since my name is in him.
II. What God Expects Us To Do With Our First Fruits
C. Worship & Serve The Lord with All Your Heart 24You shall not worship their gods, nor serve them, nor do according to their deeds; but you shall utterly overthrow them and break their sacred pillars in pieces.
II. What God Expects Us To Do With Our First Fruits
